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1 PATIENT SAFETY Y.T. Niu M.E. Olszewski Y.X. Zhang Y.F. Liu J.F. Xian Z.C. Wang Experimental Study and Optimization of Scan Parameters That Influence Radiation Dose in Temporal Bone High-Resolution Multidetector Row CT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: MDCT has some specific scan parameters that may systematically increase or decrease radiation dose to patients. This study explored the scan protocol parameters that impact radiation dose in temporal bone MDCT and determined the optimal scan parameters that balance radiation dose with diagnostic image quality. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using exsomatized cadaveric heads, traditional axial scanning, and helical scanning were performed with different detector collimations. Helical scans of the same scan region were then acquired by using the determined optimal detector collimation and various tube voltages, whereas other scan parameters remained fixed. Next, the scans were repeated by using various tube current-time products by using the determined optimal tube voltage. Last, with fixed tube current-time product, the scans were repeated with various pitches. All thin-section, helically acquired scans were reformatted to axial and coronal images with respect to the relevant scanning baseline. In each of the image volumes, the mean and SD HU values in regions of interest were measured in the central section of the internal auditory canal, and values were calculated. RESULTS: In agreement with theory, wider detector collimations such as mm and mm were associated with lower radiation doses than narrower collimations due to their lower overbeaming and higher geometric efficiency. In helical scanning, the detector collimation of mm had higher image quality and the minimum DLP. and coronal images acquired by using a 140-kVp tube voltage had significantly lower noise than scans acquired at 120 or 80 kvp with equivalent volume CT dose index. Diagnostic image quality was achieved when using a minimum tube current-time product of 120 mas. Noise,, and dose were jointly optimized with a pitch of CONCLUSIONS: Temporal bone CT scanning parameters may be optimized by following a systematic procedure that allows for the optimization of diagnostic image quality and the minimization of radiation dose. One such procedure for a particular 64-section MDCT scanner has been presented. ABBREVIATIONS: contrast-to-noise ratio; CTDI vol volume CT dose index; DLP doselength product; HU Hounsfield Unit; kvp peak kilovoltage; mas current-time product; MDCT multidetector row CT; ROI region of interest PATIENT SAFETY Received September 21, 2010; accepted after revision February 15, From the Department of Radiology (Y.T.N., Y.X.Z., Y.F.L., J.F.X., Z.C.W.), Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and Philips Healthcare (M.E.O.), Cleveland, Ohio. Please address correspondence to ZhenChang Wang, MD, Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 1 Dongjiaominxiang, Dongcheng District, Beijing , China; cjr.wzhch@vip.163.com or ytniu163@163.com In recent years, CT technology has undergone profound changes. Compared with single-section CT, MDCT has some specific scan parameters that may systematically increase or decrease radiation dose to patients, while enabling the visualization of the microanatomic structures of the temporal bone. 1 There is potential for dose reduction with MDCT systems, but the actual dose reduction achieved depends upon how the system is used. There is increasing awareness of how adapting exposure factors, such as overranging, overbeaming, tube voltage (kvp), effective mas, pitch, and scan length, can contribute to the management of patient dose. In this study, the scan parameters that affect radiation dose in temporal bone MDCT were investigated, and the combination of parameters with the lowest radiation dose yielding diagnostic image quality were determined. Materials and Methods Subjects Four exsomatized cadaveric heads were included in the study. The cadaveric heads were removed from storage in formalin solution and positioned upright approximately 12 hours before scanning to discharge the solution from the nasal cavity and external auditory canal. A pilot study of the 4 heads was performed to select the head most fit for the experiment. CT Technique All the images in this study were acquired by using a 64-channel MDCT scanner (Brilliance; Philips Healthcare, Cleveland, Ohio) by using various scanning modes and parameter settings. The direct axial images were acquired with the subject s neck flexed and the gantry angled in the cranial direction so that the skull base (ie, the glabellomeatal line) was parallel to the scanning plane. No gantry angulation was used for helical scanning; the cadaveric head was placed on the table with the scanning baseline parallel to the acanthiomeatal AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 32: Nov
2 Fig 1. ROIs in the brain stem and air were used to calculate the for each image. Example ROIs are shown in an axial (A) and the coronal (B) reformatted images here. line. 2 The following sections detail the steps that were taken to determine the optimal temporal bone scanning protocol parameters. Scanning with Different Detector Collimations In MDCT, the craniocaudal dose profile takes the form of a trapezoid due to the x-ray path from source to detector. Although the central plateau of the trapezoid, or umbra, of the dose profile may be used for image reconstruction, the triangular ends of the trapezoid, also known as the x-ray penumbra, cannot be used for image reconstruction due to incomplete illumination of all detector elements. 3 Overbeaming is when the x-ray beam incident on the patient extends beyond the active detector area and hence part of the beam is not used for imaging purposes. The dose is largest when the total beam width is small. Generally, wider beam collimation in MDCT results in more dose-efficient examinations, because overbeaming constitutes a relatively smaller proportion of the detected x-ray beam. But, if the small anatomic area of the temporal bone is scanned, the specific scan length and overbeaming should both be taken into account except other dose-influencing factors such as overscanning while selecting the optimal collimation width. In this study, conventional direct axial CT scans were performed with a tube voltage of 140 kvp and a tube current-time product of 180 mas/section. Scanning was repeated with the various detector collimations available on the system for axial scanning (ie, , , , , and mm). Images were reconstructed with a 1.25-mm section thickness and a 1.25-mm section interval. Helical Scanning with Different Detector Collimations In addition to overbeaming, overscanning results from helical or axial acquisitions where the x-ray exposure at the start and end of each scan exceeds the planned scan length. Although unnecessary radiation can occur at either or both ends of a planned acquisition due to suboptimal scan planning by the CT technologist or physician, overscanning also is associated with the scanner design and may result even when scan ranges are optimally planned. In helical scans this overscanning, also known as overranging, is due to extra gantry rotations necessary to gather sufficient x-ray projection data for image reconstruction and results in an irradiated craniocaudal length that exceeds the distance between the first and last reconstructed image sections. Combined with the results in axial scanning with different detector collimations, helical scans were performed with a tube voltage of 140 kvp, a tube current-time product of 180 mas/section, and a pitch of 1.0 to find the appropriate collimation for temporal bone spiral CT. Scanning was repeated with the different detector collimations available on the system for helical scanning (ie, 2 0.5, , , , and mm). Helical Scanning with Different Tube Voltages Tube voltage determines the energy distribution of the incident x-ray beam. Variation in the tube voltage causes a substantial change in CT dose, as well as image noise and contrast. Using the axial and helical datasets acquired with the aforementioned protocols, the optimal detector collimation was determined. After the determination of the detector collimation, we examined the effect of tube voltage. and helical scans were then performed by using tube voltages of 80, 120, and 140 kvp, with a pitch of To keep CTDI vol constant among the scanning protocols, tube current-time products of 540 (the closest value to 551 mas/section that could be selected), 240, and 180mAs/section were used for each tube voltage, respectively. Helical Scanning with Different Effective Tube Current-Time Products With the previously determined optimal detector collimation and tube voltage, various effective tube current-time products (ie, 40, 80, 120, 160, 200, 240, 280, 320, and 360 mas/section) were evaluated for helical scanning with a pitch of 1.06 to determine the most appropriate effective mas with the resulting image quality meeting the diagnostic requirements. Helical Scanning with Different Pitches Finally, by using the identified optimal detector collimation, tube voltage, and effective tube current-time product, various pitches (ie, 0.19, 0.31, 0.44, 0.685, 0.935, 1.19, and 1.315) were evaluated to find the pitch suited for temporal bone CT. Image Reconstruction and Reformation For all scans, a high-resolution dataset was reconstructed by using an enhanced Y-sharp (C) reconstruction kernel with an edge-enhancement factor of 1 and a transaxial FOV of 20 cm. All images were reconstructed on a matrix at a thickness of 0.67 mm with 0.33-mm overlap. All helically acquired, thin section images were reformatted into axial and coronal images with 1-mm thickness and 1-mm increment by using a dedicated postprocessing workstation (Extended Brilliance Workspace; Philips Healthcare). Image Quality Evaluation Subjective Assessment. Two senior radiologists and 1 technologist graded the image quality of the reformatted images by using a 3-point ordinal scale. An image quality of grade I was excellent, with no diagnostic limitations; grade II was of lower quality but did not affect the diagnosis; and grade III was very low quality and may have influenced the diagnosis. Grade I and grade II images were considered to be of diagnostic image quality. Objective Measurement. The mean and SD HU values in the ROIs shown in Fig 1 were measured. The of each image was calculated by the following equation: M brain stem M air SD 2 2 brain stem SD air Niu AJNR 32 Nov
3 Table 1: Radiation dose indices, noise, and of temporal bone axial scans with different detector collimations Detector Collimation (mm) Radiation Dosimetry The CTDI vol for each scan was measured by using a dedicated dosimeter (CT Dose Profiler; RTI Electronics, Mölndal, Sweden) and recorded. The DLP for each scan was calculated by using the measured CTDI vol and the scan length. Results CTDI vol (mgy) DLP (mgy cm) Brain Stem Sphenoid Note: When the mm collimation was selected, the system could not choose 180 mas/section. The closest tube mas, 165 mas/section, was selected. In addition, the mm collimation used the system s detailed resolution setting and got substantially different noise and, with no comparability with other collimations. The mm detector collimation was not available in helical mode and was not included in the comparison. Image Quality and Radiation Dose Variations with Detector Collimation in Scanning The CTDI vol, DLP, noise, and of axial images for each detector collimation are shown in Table 1. Image Quality and Radiation Dose Variations with Detector Collimation in Helical Scanning The CTDI vol, DLP, noise, and of axial and coronal images reformatted from helical acquisitions with each detector collimation are shown in Table 2. Image Quality and Radiation Dose Variations with Tube Voltage in Helical Scanning Examples of axial and coronal images reformatted from helical acquisitions with each kvp are shown in Fig 2. The CTDI vol, DLP, noise, and of each acquisition are shown in Table 3. Image Quality and Radiation Dose Variations with Effective Tube mas in Helical Scanning The CTDI vol, DLP, noise, and of axial and coronal images reformatted from helical acquisitions with each effective tube mas are shown in Table 4. Table 5 lists the ordinal image quality scores of the reformatted images as rated by the 3 observers. Image Quality and Radiation Dose Variations with Pitch The CTDI vol, noise, and of axial and coronal images reformatted from helical acquisitions with fixed effective mas of 200 and each pitch are shown in Table 6. Discussion Two sources of undesired patient radiation exposure exist in the z-axis direction in MDCT: overbeaming 3 and overscanning. 4 Overbeaming is defined as the penumbra-to-umbra ratio, and it degrades the geometric dose use of a scanner, 3,5 thus exposing a patient to unnecessary radiation; however, wider detector collimations lead to a smaller penumbra-to-umbra ratio and higher geometric dose use. 6,7 In contrast to overbeaming, the effect of overscanning increases with the increasing cone angle of large-coverage MDCT scanners and contributes a larger proportion of the total effective dose for small craniocaudal scan lengths, such as those associated with temporal bone imaging. In axial imaging, the mm detector collimation had more overbeaming, yielding a geometric dose use of only 37%. Therefore, with the same scanning parameters, the CTDI vol with the mm detector collimation increased to 47.2 mgy as shown in Table 1, approximately 2 times the CTDI vol of the other collimations. The mm detector collimation provided the best balance among CTDI vol, noise, and ; however, the 25-mm coverage of the mm detector collimation required 2 rotations to completely image the temporal bone, resulting in an imaged length of 50 mm. In clinical practice, a scan length of 40 mm is typically used to image the temporal bone. The coverage of the and mm detector collimations was 20 and 40 mm, respectively. Thus, the anatomy could be imaged with 1 or 2 rotations, respectively. As a result of the 10 mm of overscan (50-mm scan length versus 40-mm anatomic extent), the DLP associated with the mm detector collimation was 34% higher than the DLP associated with the mm detector collimation and 56% higher than the mm detector collimation. To this end, the mm detector collimation resulted in the lowest overall dose for the examination, though the noise was slightly higher and the slightly lower, respectively, than the mm detector collimation. Nevertheless, it should be noted that the noise and differences between the and mm detector collimations may be less than the differences in the same metrics among subjects in practice, and may reflect the limited sample size in Table 2: Radiation dose indices, noise, and of temporal bone helical scans with different detector collimations Detector Collimation CTDI vol DLP (mm) (mgy) (mgy cm) Brain Stem Sphenoid Brain Stem Air Note: The and mm detector collimations used the system s ultrahigh resolution setting and pitches of 0.7 and 0.656, respectively. So, the noise and of axial images were significantly different from the other detector collimations utilizing the system s high resolution setting. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 32: Nov
4 Fig 2. (A C ) and coronal (D F ) images reformatted from helical temporal bone scans. Each scan was performed with a similar CTDI vol but a different tube voltage. The images shown were acquired at 80 (A, D), 120 (B, E ), and 140 kvp (C, F ), respectively. Table 3: Radiation dose indices, noise, and of temporal bone helical scans with different kvp kvp Effective mas CTDI vol (mgy) Brain Stem Sphenoid Brain Stem Air Table 4: Radiation dose indices, noise, and of temporal bone helical scans with different effective tube mas Effective mas CTDI vol (mgy) Brain Stem Sphenoid Brain Stem Air this study. In contrast, one would not expect the dose to vary from subject-to-subject with the same protocol parameters. Overbeaming and overscanning also occur in helical scanning, though they differ in the relative degree that they influence radiation dose. Overbeaming has a detrimental effect on geometric dose use, particularly at narrower detector collimations such as mm. The higher proportion of overbeaming at this collimation resulted in a substantially higher CTDI vol than the CTDI vol from other detector collimations with the same effective tube mas. In helical MDCT, overscanning caused by the extra data acquisition necessary for reconstruction contributes a larger percentage of the total radiation exposure than overbeaming. For example, the overscan associated with and mm detector collimations was and 80.2 mm, respectively. These scan lengths are longer than the 40-mm coverage necessary for temporal bone imaging. As a result, in Table 2, the DLP associated with mm detector collimation was 57.1% higher than the DLP of the mm detector collimation and 78.8% higher than the DLP of the mm detector collimation at a pitch of A different choice of pitch would have reduced the degree of overscan, as discussed later in this section. This also highlights the benefit of newer generation scanners that have dynamic z-collimation available to prevent such overscanning. 8 Another factor influencing the decision of the appropriate temporal bone protocol is the choice of system resolution mode. In helical scanning the default resolution of the mm and mm detector collimations was ultrahigh. Although this resolution mode allowed a substantially 1786 Niu AJNR 32 Nov
5 Table 5: Image quality grades of reformatted images with different effective tube mas Effective mas Image Grade Image Grade 40 III III III III III III 80 III II II II III II 120 II II II I II I 160 I I I I I I 200 I I I I I I 240 I I I I I I 280 I I I I I I 320 I I I I I I 360 I I I I I I higher spatial resolution, it also led to a substantially higher axial and coronal image noise. As a result of this higher noise, we felt that and mm detector collimations were better choices. Given the lower radiation dose and noise, we feel that the mm detector collimation is best for helical temporal bone CT scanning. Radiation dose is proportional to the square of kvp. For children and smaller adults, lower tube voltages may reduce dose and enable equivalent to that obtained at higher tube voltages In this study, the system had 3 different tube voltage stations: 80, 120, and 140 kvp. Corresponding effective tube mas values (540, 240, and 180 mas/section), as shown in Table 3, were available to achieve the same x-ray flux; however, the measured CTDI vol with 80 kvp was only 14.5 mgy, 57.1% of the CTDI vol with 120 kvp, and 56.9% of the CTDI vol with 140 kvp. These differences exist because the adult skull has a stronger ability to attenuate x-rays produced at 80 kvp. In this way, many lower energy (soft) x-rays were absorbed by the skull, and the dosimeter measured a quantum of x-rays that had been attenuated and was substantially less than that of the other tube voltages. As shown in Fig 2, the contrast of the temporal bone structures was such that the bony cochlea and the surrounding tissue in the images produced at 80 kvp was significantly higher than that of the other tube voltages; however, the noise in the reformatted axial and coronal images was substantially higher than with the other tube voltages. The CTDI vol at 120 and 140 kvp was 25.4 and 25.5 mgy, respectively. When selecting 140 kvp, the noise was lower than the noise at 120 kvp, and the was relatively high. Considering all factors, the best tube voltage for temporal bone CT is 140 kvp. Tube current has a linear relationship with radiation dose. Tube current should be selected to reduce radiation dose as low as reasonably achievable while still meeting the diagnostic requirements for temporal bone imaging Without such adjustment, particularly for small size or pediatric subjects, patients may receive more radiation dose than is necessary. It is the principal responsibility of CT operators to take patient size into consideration when selecting radiation dose-related parameters, the most commonly adjusted of which is tube current. 17,18 This experiment showed in Table 5 that all 3 readers judged both axial and coronal images to be of diagnostic quality with an effective tube mas of 120 mas/section. Increasing the tube mas above 120 mas/section raised the image quality rankings, but had no effect on the diagnostic quality of the images. Pitch is the ratio of the table feed during 1 rotation of the x-ray tube and the beam width in the z-direction, and it reflects the degree of overlap of the radiation beam in helical scanning. In this way, a pitch of 0 indicates that the table has not moved (complete overlap between successive rotations) and a pitch of 1 indicates no overlap between successive rotations. The radiation dose to a patient may decrease as pitch is increased, due to the reduction in the overlap of successive rotations; however, the degree of overscan and thus the radiation dose to the patient may be greater with a higher pitch. In our experiment, the DLP was substantially higher with pitches 1. From the aspect of reformatted axial and coronal image quality, noise and were not ideal if the pitch was too small or too large. After comprehensive analysis, it was determined that when the pitch was equal to 0.685, the noise and were at an optimal level and the DLP was minimized. We acknowledge some limitations of our study. The exsomatized cadaveric heads used in this experiment were stored in a formalin solution for a long period. The muscular tissues and encephalic structures dehydrated noticeably during this time. As a result, there was decreased x-ray attenuation in the cadaveric heads, and the effective tube mas found here is probably lower than that which would be appropriate in a living human. Our results also do not reflect the further dose reductions that may be enabled with newer dose-saving technologies such as dynamic z-collimation or iterative reconstruction. Also, our results apply only to the assessment of the temporal bone with a particular scanner and would not be directly applicable to eg, other body parts, clinical indications, scanning ranges, structural characteristics, diagnostic requirements, and scanner models; however, the experimental methods and implementation with comprehensive consideration of various dose factors such as detector collimation, kvp, effective mas, and pitch, may be used as a means to select pa- Table 6: Radiation dose indices, noise, and of temporal bone helical scans with fixed effective mas and different pitches Noise Pitch CTDI vol (mgy) Brain Stem Sphenoid Brain Stem Air AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 32: Nov
6 rameters and to systematically optimize dose for other such examinations. Conclusions Temporal bone CT scanning parameters may be optimized by following a systematic procedure that allows for the optimization of diagnostic image quality and the minimization of radiation dose. One such procedure for a particular 64-section MDCT scanner has been presented. Disclosures: Mark E. Olszewski; Other Financial Interests: Philips Healthcare, Details: Employee. References 1. Lutz J, Jäger V, Hempel MJ, et al. Delineation of temporal bone anatomy: feasibility of low-dose 64-row CT in regard to image quality. Eur Radiol 2007;17: Niu Y, Wang Z, Liu Y, et al. Radiation dose to the lens using different temporal bone CT scanning protocols. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2010;31: Flohr TG, Schaller S, Stierstorfer K, et al. Multi-detector row CT systems and image-reconstruction techniques. Radiology 2005;235: Nicholson R, Fetherston S. Primary radiation outside the imaged volume of a multislice helical CT scan. Br J Radiol 2002;75: Rydberg J, Buckwalter KA, Caldemeyer KS, et al. Multisection CT: scanning techniques and clinical applications. Radiographics 2000;20: ICRP, Managing patient dose in multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT). ICRP Publication 102, Ann. ICRP 37(1) 7. Goodman-Mumma C. CT dose optimization. Medical Imaging medicalimagingmag.com/issues/articles/ _01.asp. Accessed December 12, Walker MJ, Olszewski ME, Desai MY, et al. New radiation dose saving technologies for 256-slice cardiac computed tomography angiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2009;25: Funama Y, Awai K, Nakayama Y, et al. Radiation dose reduction without degradation of low contrast detectability at abdominal multisection CT with a low-tube-voltage technique: phantom study. Radiology 2005;237: Huda W, Scalzetti EM, Levin G. Technique factors and image quality as functions of patient weight at abdominal CT. Radiology 2000;217: Nakayama Y, Awai K, Funama Y, et al. Abdominal CT with low tube voltage: preliminary observations about radiation dose, contrast enhancement, image quality, and noise. Radiology 2005;237: Siegel MJ, Schmidt B, Bradley D, et al. Radiation dose and image quality in paediatric CT: effect of technical factors and phantom size and shape. Radiology 2004;233: Funama Y, Awai K, Shimamura M, et al. Reduction of radiation dose at HRCT of the temporal bone in children. Radiat Med 2005,23: Mulkens TH, Broers C, Fieuws S, et al. Comparison of effective doses for lowdose MDCT and radiographic examination of sinuses in children. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2005;184: Klingebiel R, Bauknecht HC, Kaschke O, et al. High-resolution petrous bone imaging using multi-slice computerized tomography. Acta Otolaryngol 2001;121: Vazquez E, Castellote A, Piqueras J, et al. Imaging of complications of acute mastoiditis in children. Radiographics 2003;23: FDA public health notification: reducing radiation risk from computed tomography for paediatric and small adult patients. Pediatr Radiol 2002;32: Linton OW, Mettler Jr FA. National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements National conference on dose reduction in CT, with an emphasis on paediatric patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2003;181: Niu AJNR 32 Nov
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